Dr. Janet Wansick President | Eastern Oklahoma State College
Dr. Janet Wansick President | Eastern Oklahoma State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $308,131, with the women’s team receiving $148,774.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Latimer County have grown 78.3%.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports played at U.S. colleges, as well as football. NCAA basketball teams are often as popular as NBA teams, and offer a different experience for fans.
In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student-athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.
The basketball fund received around 168.57 million dollars from NCAA revenue in 2020–21.
| Year | Basketball team's expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $148,774 | 11.7% | $1,268,438 |
| 2022 | $157,764 | 12.4% | $1,275,868 |
| 2021 | $148,896 | 12.7% | $1,173,673 |
| 2020 | $147,598 | 12.9% | $1,141,455 |
| 2019 | $151,992 | 13.4% | $1,134,573 |
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